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Title: Freedman University (Later Western University)
Description: Article detailing the history of Freedman University, founded around 1862 in Quindaro, Kansas for the education of African American children by Presbyterian minister Eben Blatchley. In 1881, the school was rededicated as Western University, a school for the industrial education of African Americans.
Date: 2005
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Music of Freedom
Description: Historical article about the Jackson Jubilee Singers, a group of African American performers from Western University (Quindaro, KS) who toured the U.S. and Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. The Singers, under the direction of Dean Robert G. Jackson, helped promote the music department of the University through their uplifting performances and helped preserve black spiritual music. The article profiles several former students of Western University which closed its doors in 1944.
Date: 2008-02-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Quindaro and Western University Historic District, 1856-1862 and 1881-1948
Description: In-depth history of the Quindaro area, including descriptions of numerous landmarks. The history of Western University is also addressed, as are a number of early settlers of Quindaro.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

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